475 BCE - 221 BCE
0.4 x 4.3 cm (3/16 x 1 11/16 in.) unspecified: 12 g
Stone
ChineseGreenish gray, dimly translucent stone of homogeneous color and texture
8th-5th century BCEChineseBone-colored and mottled light brown nephrite blade; bronze haft
16th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots
4th-3rd millennium BCEChinesePale greenish nephrite with calcified, cream-colored spots
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlack nephrite
2nd millennium BCEChineseStone
ChineseGilt bronze and iron
19th centuryTibetanOpaque grayish yellow stone with brownish veins and black areas
19th-20th centuryChineseClouded gray-green, nearly opaque nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseTranslucent pale green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChinesePale yellowish green translucent nephrite with tan and brown markings
5th-4th century BCEChinese